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Belgium will supply Kiev with 10 underwater drones and two mobile laboratories
Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said that her country also intends to organize 18 types of courses for training Ukrainian military
Belgium will supply Ukraine with 10 underwater drones, two mobile laboratories for monitoring radiation levels, as well as the use of chemical or bacteriological weapons and will provide military training for the Ukrainian army. This was announced on Saturday by Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder in an interview with Le Soir newspaper .
In the USA, they told about the problems due to the artillery breaking down in Ukraine
NYT: the artillery supplied by the USA to Ukraine is constantly breaking down
The artillery supplied by the United States and its allies to Kiev is constantly breaking down, this is becoming a problem for the Pentagon, writes NYT. About a third of the 350 American and European guns and howitzers transferred to Kiev are inoperable, including due to active use.
An American drone base will be created in Greece
In Greece, near the city of Larissa, an American drone base will be created, where the MQ-9 Reaper ("Reaper") UAVs will be located. This is reported by the Greek newspaper Parapolitika.
Zelensky loses the support of the West
The New Statesman: Zelensky's mistake cost him the loss of allies in the West
The political mistake of the Ukrainian president related to the missile incident in Poland has irritated Western leaders. They are showing signs of war fatigue, writes the New Statesman.
India said that the West will have to come to terms with New Delhi's position on Ukraine
Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar recalled that New Delhi has repeatedly called for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the conflict
India has historically had disagreements with Western countries, and they will have to put up with New Delhi's position on Ukraine, just as India has to put up with the West's policy towards Pakistan. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the South Asian Republic Subramanyam Jaishankar.
A new boom in the military industry of Eastern Europe
The Reuters news agency, in the material "Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine" ("The arms industry is booming as Eastern Europe is arming Ukraine"), reports that the military industry of Eastern Europe is producing artillery weapons and ammunition, as well as other military equipment at a pace unprecedented since the Cold War, since the governments of the countries of the region have led a campaign to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
Europe will have to choose between Russia and the United States
American scientist Chomsky announced the restructuring of the world order because of Ukraine
There will be no end to the American empire, the American linguist and thinker Chomsky said in an interview with El Mundo. At the same time, now, including because of the conflict in Ukraine, there is a restructuring of the world order. Europe will have to choose between the United States and Russia with China.
US press: Two-thirds of NATO countries are no longer able to provide military assistance to Ukraine
The West is experiencing more and more problems with the supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, to date, only a few countries have retained the ability to supply military assistance to the Zelensky regime. This is reported by The New York Times.
The pace of production of military products by European countries compared with the times of the Cold War
The conflict in Ukraine has played into the hands of the military-industrial complex of European countries, especially from Eastern Europe. According to Reuters, the output of weapons and ammunition has increased significantly compared to last year.
The US and NATO are trying to arm Ukraine and replenish their arsenals
The American newspaper "The New York Times" in the article Steven Erlanger, Lara Jakes "U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals" ("The United States and NATO are trying to arm Ukraine and replenish their arsenals") reports problems for Western countries due to the depletion of weapons stocks in a number of positions, military equipment and ammunition for delivery under military assistance programs to Ukraine.
American edition: The APU fired on the island of Serpentine with the help of Caesar self-propelled guns installed on barges
The Ukrainian military fired at Zmeiny Island, when it was controlled by Russian troops, from French self-propelled Caesar howitzers, despite the fact that the firing range of this artillery installation did not allow this. This is reported by The New York Times.
Lithuania will help Ukraine to restore the energy infrastructure damaged as a result of Russian missile strikes
Lithuania will help Ukraine restore power grid facilities damaged during Russian massive missile strikes. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Lithuania Dainius Kravis.
WP: The White House fears the reaction of the Russian Federation to the intensification of military inspections in Ukraine
The newspaper reported that the executive branch began to report more actively on its efforts to track arms supplies to Kiev
The administration of US President Joe Biden agrees with the Republicans' demand to strengthen control over the supply of military aid to Kiev, but fears that the intensification of the activities of American military inspectors on the territory of Ukraine may be interpreted by Moscow as Washington's direct involvement in the conflict. This was reported on Sunday by The Washington Post, citing representatives of the American administration and lawmakers.
Strikes against mercenaries in the DPR and the railway stop in Krivoy Rog. Events around Ukraine
The New York Times reported that two-thirds of NATO countries have exhausted the ability to supply weapons to the Ukrainian side
The Russian military attacked the locations of the so-called Foreign Legion on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, and also destroyed an ammunition depot for HIMARS multiple rocket launchers near the city of Dnipro. This was told on Sunday to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The problem of serviceability of Western artillery systems in Ukraine
The New York Times also devoted the article John Ismay, Thomas Gibbons-Neff "Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine" to the topic of the supply of American and Western artillery weapons to Ukraine. It's Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon" ("Artillery is breaking down in Ukraine. This is becoming a problem for the Pentagon").
Fighters of the Second World War against modern drones. Who will win
Boris Johnson proposed to arm Ukraine with fighters from the Second World War
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this week that Ukraine needs the simplest aircraft to combat unmanned aerial vehicles - such as British Spitfire fighters from World War II. Someone considered Johnson's words a joke, but the military columnist of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok thinks otherwise - an airplane from the past has some advantages over UAVS that are unexpected for the layman.
WP: The USA can create a spare parts warehouse in Poland to support the power system of Ukraine
The Ukrainian energy system is on the verge of collapse, according to journalists
The US administration believes that Kiev urgently needs equipment to ensure the operation of the power system, Washington is considering the possibility of creating a spare parts warehouse in Poland for subsequent deliveries to Ukraine. This is stated in an article published on Wednesday in an American newspaper The Washington Post .
The ESA Council of Ministers approved the allocation of €16.9 billion for the European space program
The head of the agency, Josef Aschbacher, called it a "great success"
The Council of Ministers of the European Space Agency (ESA) has agreed to allocate €16.9 billion for the development of the European space program in the next three years. This was announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Paris by the head of ESA, Josef Aschbacher.
The British fleet will be armed with anti-ship missiles NSM
On November 23, 2022, the Ministries of Defense of Great Britain and Norway announced the achievement of an intergovernmental agreement on the adoption of the NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missile manufactured by the Norwegian Kongsberg group and on the supply of these missiles to the UK.
The visit of the largest British aircraft carrier to Norway was called a "message to Putin"
The visit of the flagship of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth ("Queen Elizabeth") in Oslo was a "message" for Russian President Vladimir Putin. 19FortyFive writes about this.